Pedestrian struck on SPID Wednesday morning

An officer talks with a man at the Nile Road exit ramp early Wednesday where a 53-year-old man was struck by a red Toyota after he helped a stranded motorist. The man suffered severe injuries, Corpus Christi police said.

CORPUS CHRISTI - A 53-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car exiting eastbound South Padre Island Drive at the Nile Road off ramp Wednesday morning.

Corpus Christi police were called to the scene at 6:11 a.m., Capt. Ed Shannon said. Officers on the scene were able to determine that the pedestrian had stopped his vehicle to help a disabled truck. He helped get the truck going and it continued on the highway. As the man went to return to his vehicle, he was struck by a Toyota Corolla that was exiting at the Nile Road off ramp, Shannon said.

The pedestrian was conscious and breathing when police arrived and was taken to a Corpus Christi hospital with what police describe as severe injuries.